Rail-chair.



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AP'ELIGATION FILED AUG.17.1909. @"gc f Patented New, i5, ww.

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FREE KNGBEL ANI) EDARD E'. ASAY, 0F ODESSA, NEBRASKA.

RAIL-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Eate'nt. i Patented Non. 52, 1551i ffl.

.application filed August 17, 1909. Serial No. 513,355.

A "o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRED KNonnL and l'snwiinn F. Assi', citizens 'ofthe United States, both residing at Odessa, in the county of Buffalo andhave invented certain new and useful lmprovenients in Rail-Chairs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

rl`he present invention comprehends certain new and useful improvementsin track equipment for railways, and the invention has for its object aparticularly ellicient rail chair which embodies novel means forsecuring the rail therein in lieu of the customary bolts that have beenfound so objectionable in practice, as they are liable to y work looseand require frequent attention.

' Another object of the invention is a rail chair that admits of therail being quickly and conveniently applied thereto and that in additionto holding the rail in place also serves to brace the strain and tomaintain the rail against creepinff movement.

A. further object of the invention is a device of this character whichis adapted to shed any foreign mattei' accumulating thereon; whichembodies to a marked degree the characteristics of simplicity,durability and strength; and which is composed of comparatively fewparts that are susceptible of being expeditiously assembled and are notlikely to get out of order.

1With these and other objects in view that will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructionsand arrangements ofthe parts that we shall hereinafter fully describeand then point out the novel features of in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, referenee isto be had to the following description and accompanying' drawings, inwhich: Figure l is a sectional perspective view illustrating theapplication of the invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof;Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;Fig. a is a perspective view showing the parts that are placed injuxtaposition; Fig. 5 is a hori- State of Nebraska,

same against excessive Zontal sectional view showing the lugs forholding the rails against creeping movement; and, Fig. 6 is a transversesection of la modification hereinafter specifically described.

Corresponding and like parts are referred -to in the followingdescription and indi cated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

A rail chair constructed in accordance with our invention consistsessentially of a substantially fiat base plate l of suitable metal whichis arranged to be applied to a conventional wooden tie and which isprovided with opposed checks 2 that extend longitudinally in thedirection of the track and upstand on opposite sides of the meeting endsof the rails 3, the cheeks being spaced apart a distance substantiallyequal lo the width' of the bases of the rail, whereby to insure againstthe lateral displacement thereof and maintain the same in longitudinalalinement. Between the cheeks the base plate is formed at correspondingintermediate points with upstanding lugs 4 that are interposed betweenthe abutting ends of the rails and are accommodated in correspondmgrecesses or notches 5 in the base flanges thereof, so as to hold therails against longitudinal creeping movement.

The outer walls of the cheeks are inclined, as indicated at G, for apurpose to be presently disclosed, while the inner oropposed walls ofthe cheeks are substantially vertical and are formed intermediate oftheir upper and lower edges with longitudinal grooves 'T that extendthroughout the entire length. These grooves are arranged to registerwith similar grooves S extending longitudinally in thc outer walls offish plates or clamp bars 5), the fish plates being disposed on oppositesides of therails and being driven longitudinally into position betweenthe webs thereof and the respective cheeks.

The lish plates are o f such height as to fit of the rails, the fishplates being thus spaced apart from the webs intermediate of the ribs,as best seen in FigyfZ.

In order to against the rails and also to lock Vthe parts against upwarddisplacement from between -the cheeks, wedges or keys 11' are drivenpressure throughout the length of the cheeks,

and tish plates, as is manifestly desirable.

'Attention is particularly directed to the fact that thewedges are ofsuch length that when in position the smaller ends thereof projectbeyond'the corresponding ends of the cheeks and fish plates (see Fig.1). This is desirable as it admits of a keeper l2, that in the presentinstance is in the form of a v 'stout cotter pin, being passedtransversely 25 through an aperture 13 in the smaller end of each of thewedges to insure against the accidental retraction thereof. A pluralityof-apertures 13- are formed in the smaller end of each wedge to afforddifferent adliustments of the parts, Iand said apertures are preferablyarranged in' oblique lines, as best illustrated in Fig. 4. Forconvenience .the ends of the wedges may be beveled, as

at 14, so as to be susceptible of being more easily driven into placewhen assembling the parts.

The upper portions of the tish plates ex- -tend upwardly beyond thechecks and have inclined-outer walls 15 that are disposed atsubstantially the same degree of inclination as the outer .walls (3 ofthe cheeks. The ol'l'ice of these linclined walls is to effectually shedany rain water, dirt, or other foreign matter and prevent the same fromaccumulating upon the rail chair. a

In carrying the invention into practice -it is necessary' to rigidlyattach the rail .chair to the tie,v and as the preferred means foraccomplishing this purpose, the base plate 1 is extended beyondl theouter walls of the cheeks, as indicated at 1li, and is formed in itsextended portion with a plurality of openings through which spikes 1S orsimilar 'fastening devices may bc'introductul.'

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be apparent that we haveI provided a rail chair whichadmits of the rail being' quickly and conveniently appli'ed thereto andrequires no subsequent attention, and which retains the rail in placetherein in a novel manner without the use of bolts, thus rendering itunnecessary to bore holes in the rail` and materially decreasing thccost of press the fish plates inwaiidly pose7 will be readilyappreciated.

construction and the maintenance of the track. "y

`fhnong the many advantages residing in this structure, attention isparticularly directed to the fact that itA maintains the rail againstcreeping movement; that it is not susceptible to injury through theexpansion or contraction of therail; and that it embodies to' a markeddegree y the characteristics of simplicity, durability rand strength andmay be easily and cheaply manufactured.

'hile for the purpose of 'illustration t-he rail chair' is described and'shown in the present instance as applied' at the joint of the rails, itis to be understood that it is not limited to any such use but also maybe advantageously employed at diate of the ends of the rails.

Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Fig. G, whereinthe cheeks 2a are spaced apart a sufficient distance to accommodate boththe main rail 3a and the guard rail 19. The rails are spaced apart bythe customary interposed block 2O and are retained in the rail chair insubstantially the same manner as hereinbefore described. Theadvantagesof this structure over the devices ordinarily employed forthis pur- Our improved rail chair is also constructed without thelugs4L, so as to be capable of being quickly applied to the broken ends ofalrail in an emergency to/forr'n an effective splice.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

The combination of the abutting ends of a pair of rails which arerecessed at the corners of the Abasal flanges, a base plate fittingunder the rail ends and formed with` -up- 'standing cheeks located uponopposite sides of the rails, the inner faces of the upstanding cheeksbeing substantially vertical and the space between the samecorresponding `to the width of the base of the railsto ad mit of therails being readily lowered/into position' or lifted therefrom, thebase/plate being provided atv its middle portion between the said cheeks.with a pair of lugs which are received within the recessed corners ofthe basal flanges of the rails and serve to prevent longitudinalcreeping of the rails, clamping bars t/itt'ed between the cheeks andopposite sides ofv the rails, the inner face of each of the clampingbars engaging the web of the rails and being received between the basalflanges and heads thereof, while the outer face of each of the clampingbars abuts against the inner' face of the cheek, the abutting faces ofthe cheek and clamping bar being formed with corresponding longitudinalgrooves, Wedges driven longitudinally into the corresponding grooves toforce the clamping bars inwardly points interm ef and cause them tofirmly engage the rail y ends, the wedges upon opposite sides of theJoint belng drlven 1n opposite drectionsnd -the openings bo ylock theWedges agamst Withdrawal. y

In testimony whereof We axour signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

' FREI) KNOBEL. [1.. s] l EDVARD F. ASAY. [1.. s.]

Witnesses:

LESLIE R. PRIOR, J. A. BOYD.

